定期存款

dìngqī cúnkuǎn

noun

Measure Word

一笔定期存款 bǐ

Meanings

1 fixed-term deposit
2 time deposit
3 certificate of deposit

Characters

deposit / store

Examples

HSK 5

我在银行存了一笔三年期的定期存款。

Wǒ zài yínháng cún le yì bǐ sānnián qī de dìngqī cúnkuǎn.

I put a three-year fixed deposit in the bank.

HSK 5

定期存款提前取出会损失利息。

Dìngqī cúnkuǎn tíqián qǔchū huì sǔnshī lìxī.

Withdrawing a fixed deposit early will lose interest.

HSK 7-9

定期存款利息比活期高得多。

Dìngqī cúnkuǎn lìxī bǐ huóqī gāo de duō.

Fixed deposits pay much higher interest than demand deposits.

Tips

usage

Banking opposite is 活期存款 (demand deposit / savings account). Common fixed terms in Chinese banks: 三个月, 六个月, 一年, 三年, 五年. Higher tier is 大额存单 (large-denomination certificate of deposit).

Stroke Order

定 dìng

期 qī

存 cún

款 kuǎn